peg|ma|tite

peg|ma|tite
peg|ma|tite «PEHG muh tyt», noun.
1. a coarsely crystallized kind of granite occurring in veins and dikes, and usually containing crystals of the common minerals found in granite, but sometimes containing rare minerals rich in such elements as lithium, uranium, and tantalum.
2. granite with a graphic texture.
[< Greek pêgma, p something joined together or congealed (< pegn to fix in, join, make solid) + English -ite1]

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